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SIGSHR · March 9, 2012, 11:10 PM

Also remember our ancestors were pretty much limited to iron sights, and I suspect a lot of them didn't have such great vision, either. 300-400 yard shots can be a challenge with modern firearms and optics. And how many people really were such great shots back then? Reloading was really in its infancy, if you were using a cartridge gun you pretty much relied on store-bought ammunition. The Model 1876 was simply a scaled up Model 1873, from what I have read it wasn't that much stronger, hence many felt it offered no real advantage, and the Model 1873 is pretty handy. I recall asking here one time as to why the large frame DA revolver fell by the wayside and the smaller frames-S&W K frame, Colt Official Police, etc. sold much better, many of the answers said a lot of men can't handle the large frame revolvers.

March 9, 2012, 11:10 PM	#8
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	Also remember our ancestors were pretty much limited to iron sights, and I suspect a lot of them didn't have such great vision, either. 300-400 yard shots can be a challenge with modern firearms and optics. And how many people really were such great shots back then? Reloading was really in its infancy, if you were using a cartridge gun you pretty much relied on store-bought ammunition. The Model 1876 was simply a scaled up Model 1873, from what I have read it wasn't that much stronger, hence many felt it offered no real advantage, and the Model 1873 is pretty handy. I recall asking here one time as to why the large frame DA revolver fell by the wayside and the smaller frames-S&W K frame, Colt Official Police, etc. sold much better, many of the answers said a lot of men can't handle the large frame revolvers.